Lustmord: Sexual Murder in Weimar Germany by Maria Tatar (1995 Hardcover with Dust Jacket) - Historical True Crime Study for Book Collectors & German History Enthusiasts

Lustmord: Sexual Murder in Weimar Germany
ISBN:
0691043388
Author:
Maria Tatar
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Release Date:
1995
Seller Category:
ART MOVEMENTS
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 01301
Notes: A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, 8vo, 9 1/2" x 6 1/2." Red-brown cloth-covered boards in a dark green paper dust jacket. Yellow, white, and black lettering on dust jacket spine. Color illustration on front panel. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Dust jacket has a few creases to the flaps, else pristine and intact. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. Pages pristine and intact. 44 black-and-white illustrations included. 213 pp., including illustrations, Notes, and Index. Excerpt from front flap: "In a book that confronts our society's obsession with violence, Maria Tatar seeks the meaning behind one of the most disturbing images of twentieth-century Western culture: the violated female corpse. ... In examining images of sexual murder (_Lustmord_), she produces a riveting study of how art and murder have intersected in the sexual politics of culture from Weimar Germany to the present." Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.